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( 2) Does not have shareholders or other persons which have an economic interest
in its assets and earnings; and
( 3) Was not established by a business corporation, by an insurance company, by a
business entity, including, but not limited to, those chartered under Chapter 55,
Chapter 55A, Chapter 55B, or Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, by a professional
association, or by a labor union and does not receive substantial revenue from such
entities. Substantial revenue is rebuttably presumed to be more than ten percent
( 10%) of total revenues in a calendar year.
( g) If a political committee has as its only purpose accepting contributions and
making expenditures to influence elections, and that political committee incorporates as a
nonprofit corporation to shield its participants from liability created outside this Chapter, that
political committee is not considered to be a corporation for purposes of this section.
Incorporation of a political committee does not relieve any individual, person, or other entity
of any liability, duty, or obligation created pursuant to any provision of this Chapter. To
obtain the benefits of this subsection, an incorporating political committee must state exactly
the following language as the only purpose for which the corporation can be organized: " to
accept contributions and make expenditures to influence elections as a political committee
pursuant to G. S. 163- 278.6( 14) only." No political committee shall do business as a political
committee after incorporation unless it has been certified by the State Board of Elections as
being in compliance with this subsection. ( 1973, c. 1272, s. 1; 1975, c. 565, s. 6; 1979, c.
517, ss. 1, 2; 1985, c. 354; 1987, c. 113, s. 3; c. 565, s. 16; 1993, c. 539, ss. 1115, 1116; c.
553, s. 69; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14( c); 1999- 31, ss. 4( d), 5( a), 6( b); 2001- 487, s. 97( a);
2002- 159, s. 57.3( a), ( b); 2006- 195, s. 3; 2006- 262, ss. 4.1( a), ( b), 4.3.)
§ 163- 278.19A. Contributions allowed.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, it is lawful for any person as defined in
G. S. 163- 278.6( 13) to contribute to a referendum committee. ( 1979, c. 1073, s. 7.)
§ 163- 278.19B. Political party headquarters building funds.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G. S. 163- 278.19, a person prohibited by that section from
making a contribution may donate to political parties and political parties may accept from
such a person money and other things of value donated to a political party headquarters
building fund. Donations to the political party headquarters building fund shall be subject to
all the following rules:
( 1) The donations solicited and accepted are designated to the political party
headquarters building fund.
( 2) Potential donors to that fund are advised that all donations will be exclusively
for the political party headquarters building fund.
( 3) The political party establishes a separate segregated bank account into which
shall be deposited only donations for the political party headquarters building fund
from persons prohibited by G. S. 163- 278.19 from making contributions.
( 4) The donations deposited in the separate segregated bank account for the
political party headquarters building fund will be spent only to purchase a
headquarters building, to construct a headquarters building, to renovate a
headquarters building, to pay a mortgage on a headquarters building, or to repay
donors if a headquarters building is not purchased, constructed, or renovated.
Donations deposited into that account shall not be used for headquarters rent,
utilities, or equipment other than fixtures.
( 5) The political party executive committee shall report donations to and spending
by a political party headquarters building fund on every report required to be made by
G. S. 163- 278.9. If a committee is excused from making general campaign finance
reports under G. S. 163- 278.10A, that committee shall nonetheless report donations in
any amount to and spending in any amount by the political party headquarters
building fund at the times required for reports in G. S. 163- 278.9.
If all the criteria set forth in subdivisions ( 1) through ( 5) of this section are complied with,
then donations to and spending by a political party headquarters building fund do not
constitute contributions or expenditures as defined in G. S. 163- 278.6. If those criteria are

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( 2) Does not have shareholders or other persons which have an economic interest
in its assets and earnings; and
( 3) Was not established by a business corporation, by an insurance company, by a
business entity, including, but not limited to, those chartered under Chapter 55,
Chapter 55A, Chapter 55B, or Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, by a professional
association, or by a labor union and does not receive substantial revenue from such
entities. Substantial revenue is rebuttably presumed to be more than ten percent
( 10%) of total revenues in a calendar year.
( g) If a political committee has as its only purpose accepting contributions and
making expenditures to influence elections, and that political committee incorporates as a
nonprofit corporation to shield its participants from liability created outside this Chapter, that
political committee is not considered to be a corporation for purposes of this section.
Incorporation of a political committee does not relieve any individual, person, or other entity
of any liability, duty, or obligation created pursuant to any provision of this Chapter. To
obtain the benefits of this subsection, an incorporating political committee must state exactly
the following language as the only purpose for which the corporation can be organized: " to
accept contributions and make expenditures to influence elections as a political committee
pursuant to G. S. 163- 278.6( 14) only." No political committee shall do business as a political
committee after incorporation unless it has been certified by the State Board of Elections as
being in compliance with this subsection. ( 1973, c. 1272, s. 1; 1975, c. 565, s. 6; 1979, c.
517, ss. 1, 2; 1985, c. 354; 1987, c. 113, s. 3; c. 565, s. 16; 1993, c. 539, ss. 1115, 1116; c.
553, s. 69; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14( c); 1999- 31, ss. 4( d), 5( a), 6( b); 2001- 487, s. 97( a);
2002- 159, s. 57.3( a), ( b); 2006- 195, s. 3; 2006- 262, ss. 4.1( a), ( b), 4.3.)
§ 163- 278.19A. Contributions allowed.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, it is lawful for any person as defined in
G. S. 163- 278.6( 13) to contribute to a referendum committee. ( 1979, c. 1073, s. 7.)
§ 163- 278.19B. Political party headquarters building funds.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G. S. 163- 278.19, a person prohibited by that section from
making a contribution may donate to political parties and political parties may accept from
such a person money and other things of value donated to a political party headquarters
building fund. Donations to the political party headquarters building fund shall be subject to
all the following rules:
( 1) The donations solicited and accepted are designated to the political party
headquarters building fund.
( 2) Potential donors to that fund are advised that all donations will be exclusively
for the political party headquarters building fund.
( 3) The political party establishes a separate segregated bank account into which
shall be deposited only donations for the political party headquarters building fund
from persons prohibited by G. S. 163- 278.19 from making contributions.
( 4) The donations deposited in the separate segregated bank account for the
political party headquarters building fund will be spent only to purchase a
headquarters building, to construct a headquarters building, to renovate a
headquarters building, to pay a mortgage on a headquarters building, or to repay
donors if a headquarters building is not purchased, constructed, or renovated.
Donations deposited into that account shall not be used for headquarters rent,
utilities, or equipment other than fixtures.
( 5) The political party executive committee shall report donations to and spending
by a political party headquarters building fund on every report required to be made by
G. S. 163- 278.9. If a committee is excused from making general campaign finance
reports under G. S. 163- 278.10A, that committee shall nonetheless report donations in
any amount to and spending in any amount by the political party headquarters
building fund at the times required for reports in G. S. 163- 278.9.
If all the criteria set forth in subdivisions ( 1) through ( 5) of this section are complied with,
then donations to and spending by a political party headquarters building fund do not
constitute contributions or expenditures as defined in G. S. 163- 278.6. If those criteria are